Xenia simply smiled from the sidelines as she watched the celebration wind down as soon as Freya and Gideon left. The two were clearly stuck in their own world, ignoring everyone and everything in favor of focusing on themselves in their love for one another as they retreated from the great hall. Still, that didn't mean that the celebration itself was over. Far from it, now was the time for them to truly connect and do away with all of the formality that was expected of them for the Ritual.
"They really acted like the world revolved around them back there," Bella chuckled as she nursed a glass of wine in one hand. "I'm kind of jealous."
"It'll happen to you eventually," Jayra teased. "That's just normal when you're newly wedded. They're going straight towards the honeymoon phase."
